Top rated History museums in Lexington, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated History museums in Lexington

Experience the best that Lexington has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 115 places from History museum category.

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Samuel Slater Experience

History museum

👍👍 This museum uses the best of new and old. It is full of actual period items from the later 1800s/early 1900s, situated in recreated settings, put along side modern tech for the telling of the history of Webster, MA. Other senses are drawn in with sounds and sensations you may have felt if you were a...

5.00 (84 reviews) (~69.03 km from centre)

Real Pirates Salem

Museum

👍👍 Great tour about Pirate history and Pirate lives. If anyone is looking for an authentic pirate museum, This is the place! Informative, accommodating and knowledgeable staff. A fun experience for people of all ages!

4.90 (1.1K reviews) (~28.49 km from centre)

American Heritage Museum

Museum

👍👍 A must visit! Oh my it is an incredible museum! It starts with a movie then a cool bunker scene with another film and effects and then one more room with a film about WWII starting. Then we walk into an incredible room with SO many tanks and a few airplanes. So amazing. We learned a lot and had so...

4.90 (1K reviews) (~23.83 km from centre)

Star Trek Original Series Set Tour

History museum

👍👍 Really cool. If you are in the area, this is a must if you are a fan of Star Trek. Edit: Wanted to update the review to give a huge thank you to the owner James and our very energetic and fun tour guides Drew and Debbie! I'm not going to lie, the outside of the building is VERY deceiving! Wh...

4.90 (999 reviews) (~236.85 km from centre)

Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center

History museum

👍👍 Very nice estate, beautiful furnishings and grounds.

4.90 (231 reviews) (~25.65 km from centre)

Stepping Stones - Historic Home of Bill and Lois Wilson

Museum

👍👍 So peaceful and centering. I've always wanted to come here and a friend convinced me to. The tour was about 90 minutes with a look at Bill and Lois' home with possessions they had in storage during their years of homelessness. The history comes alive as we tour their home.

4.90 (171 reviews) (~244.74 km from centre)

William Miller Home

History museum

4.90 (104 reviews) (~212.21 km from centre)

Forest Society North at The Rocks

Christmas tree farm

4.90 (41 reviews) (~208 km from centre)

Longyear Museum

History museum

👍👍 One of my favorite experiences when traveling through Boston. Its shows mary baker eddy is not just special to those she inspired, she is an icon and should be seen as such. She made significant contributions to women suffrage by showing what was possible. Without this museum it would have been hard...

4.90 (36 reviews) (~14.58 km from centre)

The Hunt House Museum

History museum

👍👍 Beautiful, quite spot to have a picnic lunch. Shade and sun river in the background. Trails for hiking.

4.90 (32 reviews) (~69.61 km from centre)

New England Air Museum

History museum

Museum housing vintage planes & helicopters, plus simulators & hands-on educational exhibits.

4.80 (1.8K reviews) (~133.01 km from centre)

Heublein Tower

History museum

Historic home & museum on a mountaintop, accessible via a 1.25-mi. hiking trail.

4.80 (566 reviews) (~147.03 km from centre)

Submarine Force Library & Museum

Museum

U.S. Navy–run submarine museum featuring photos, documents & vessels, including the USS Nautilus.

4.80 (504 reviews) (~137.77 km from centre)

Boott Cotton Mills Museum

History museum

Museum in an old mill with historical exhibits on industry & manufacturing, plus guided tours.

4.80 (355 reviews) (~23.28 km from centre)

Emily Dickinson Museum

History museum

Birthplace & home of the famous poet & recluse, now offering exhibits, guided tours & a bookshop.

4.80 (282 reviews) (~106.19 km from centre)

New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center

Museum

Former 1889 armory displaying 10,000+ uniforms, weapons & art from the Civil War to the present.

4.80 (231 reviews) (~220.36 km from centre)

Manchester Historic Association's Millyard Museum

Museum

👍👍 Lovely museum all about the historic mill town.

4.80 (193 reviews) (~63.46 km from centre)

Woodman Museum

Museum

A complex of 4 historic houses playing host to exhibits of natural & local history plus art.

4.80 (155 reviews) (~87.33 km from centre)

Tomaquag Museum

Museum

👍👍 Great museum with well organized exhibits, fascinating details and information, and knowledgeable staff. We got a 20 minute tour by a wonderful young lady that knew a lot about the artifacts in the museum and the history of the tribes in the area. They also had a gift shop with a great selection of...

4.80 (83 reviews) (~106.39 km from centre)

William Cullen Bryant Homestead

History museum

👍👍 For the most part, the lower trails are accessible right now. There is a lot to see. The upper trail into the Sugar bush is Bear territory, and should be used with caution. There are two active bear cubs, and need to be given as much space to play as possible. In other places around the valley, bear...

4.80 (37 reviews) (~140.35 km from centre)

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Top rated History museums in Lexington, United States